THE HOMESTEADER, VTtnrt-Kwrpt snd flrtniwept and twtpt with bitter rain Thin the world I came to when I tftras aero too Buu iirenehed and printing, a pregnant, waiting plain Calling ont to humankind, calling out to mat Leafy Innw and gentle ekice and little field all in l preen The mansion and the village and the farmhoiMe in any room ior more, never room tor me I I've fought the wind and braved it. I cringe to It no I ve fought the creeping fire back and cheered to I ve ehiit the bitter rain outside and wife within my no moral to see it die. . j Laughed to think I feared a thing not na atrong u It I mind the long white road that ran between the hedgerow in Mmwiwf, eimnge oifi worm i lert twlnnd mo long ago. I mind the air eo full of belle at evening, far and wt AII and all for eome one clue I had leave to go! And this i what I came to when I came acroae the sen. Mile, and mile of unuaed sky and mile of unturned loam, And mile of room for eome one elee and milee of room for me Ihe cry of exile changing to the eweeter cry of "Home! Isabel Ecclentonc Mackay, in Youth' Companion. ttt. ( as : X:H WHAT ESTELLE COULD :::..::s DO IN EMERGENCY. ( SSSN J ! eo Estelle's mother sat at the break last table reading a letter, a look ef consternation growing on her face as she followed Its contents. Estelle's father had gone down town to his office before the postman had brought the mall, and Estelle and her mother were finishing their breakfast alone. Baby a little tot of four was Btill asleep In his room. "Mercy me, daughter, what do you think? Undo Ned and his young son whom we have never had the pleasure of seeing are passing through our town to-morrow and will stop off to pay us a few hours' visit oetween trains. And what a predicament I am in Bridget called home on account of a sick sister and my laundress late with her work. There isn't a clean napkin a clean good one, I mean In the house, and the best damask table cloth is soiled from the luncheon we had last week. Now Isn't It Just the worst luck, dear? I could almost cry, If crying would help mo out in this matter. Uncle Ned's wife is the finest house keeper I ever know; nothing ever seems to go wrong with her house hold." Estelle Bat thinking a minute. Then she said: "To-morrow is Sat urday. That's good luck, anyway, mamma, for I shall be at home to help you." "No, dear; you'll have your music lesBon to take In the morning and your Sunday-school lesson to prepare In the afternoon, and you know you Invited Sadie Martin over to spend a part of the evening with you. So I'll Just have to do the best I can and make my apologies to Uncle Ned and '-young CouBln Frank. But though we aro to be found In this predicament, I cannot feel sorry that uncle and Frank are coming, for I always loved uncle as though he were my brother. You know he Is only a few years older than I am, and Frank Is Just three years older than you. So the visit though short will be such a pleasant one." Estelle had risen from the table and was quickly clearing the things away. "Now, mamma. It's getting close upon school time, and I must help you with the breakfast work be fore I go. So let's not fret ourselves about to-morrow till It dawns. You know what papa always says, 'Never cross the bridge till you come to It' 80 I have partly made up my mind what to do for to-morrow; but I shall give you my suggestion thiB evening after school." "Estelle, you're going to be a practical, capable woman; I know It." And the mother stopped stacking up dishes long enough to kiss the cheek of her pretty daughter, who was bustling about as busy as a bee. "Well, mamma, I hope I shall al ways know how to act In an emerg ency," Estelle replied, putting on a big kitchen apron and beginning to wash the dishes. "And lt's the emergency that puts me all out 'and gets me flustrated," said the mother. "I never was good at planning ways and means." "Well, we'll have our ways and beans this time," laughed Estelle. Half an hour later Estelle was off to school, her bright face serious as he hurried along. "Let me see I'll Just drop by the grocer's and the butcher'B this evening and give or ders for to-morrow. We'll have toast fowl and cauliflower, dressed with cream, and but there's the cuool bell! No more about victuals, Miss Estelle Brown, unless you wish to miss your grammar lesson. 'Gram mar doesn't mix well with cauli flower. So let things to eat wa.it their turn." That afternoon after school Es telle hurried round to the grocer's nd the butchor's, giving orders for the following morning. "You'd best deliver tho chicken this evening, so "at I mny have it all picked and prepared for roasting to-morrow horning," she said to the obliging butcher. When Estelle reached homei she found a new complication. Her little brother, called Baby, had Wished his finger between some tones In the yard and required much ' his mother's attention. And there, ttlng in the rocking chair, the cry "K baby on her lap, was poor Jother, her face full of distress. Oh, daughter," she moaned; "poor by finger Is badly bruised, and Must can't put him down to attend o preparations for to-morrow. I uses you'll have to phoua to the foccry and tho bu " 1 Tvo beeu at the grocery and left order for to-morrow," said Es 'jlle, stooping to kins tho now hushed BPthcr. "WllV. vnn Mwii.irhlf,.! unit lined Mrs. Brown. "But lcken? Why, how did you ever 'lt to get one? I hadn't made up mind yet JuBt what we'd have for auer to-morrow. Once I thought 1 Just have a cutlot or a steak." h And I have decided on the menu, ' Yon 1 . 1 ....... . . .. ' --- i'.vubb, mamma, ror me nrst 0 much nicer this warm weather than soup. We'll omit fish and have the chicken, apple dressing, cauli flower, browned sweet potatoes, pickles, thin slices of bread for sec ond course. Then we'll have a mixed vegetable and fruit salad, fol lowed by ice cream and cake. Then cheese, crackers, coffee." "Well, daughter, that sounds tempting enough to suit any one," declared Mrs. Brown. "But It will require lots of work, and I'll be all tired out and not feel like enjoying uncle and Frank. It's such a task to prepare a dinner for company, dear." "Not when you have a cook and a cook's assistant," said Estelle. "What time does Uncle Ned ar rive?" "At precisely 2 o'clock, and leaves at 7." "Then we'll dine at exactly 5," said Estelle. "An early hour, but It can't be remedied." "What a little helper you are, dearie," said the poor mother, feel- to yem; but I think yon are one ol the newly arrived guests, aren't you?" And then aha tripped away, going Into the kitchen and closing the door behind her, leaving Frank looking after her In amazement. "Whew! If she's a cook! Well, I'll at my hat! She's as pretty as a blossom and such manners and lan guage and voice! Why, I'd swear she was a born lady." Then he returned to the house and all went Into the dining room, where Estello, shorn of the big kitchen apron and her face blushing and amilfng, received thew and waa In troduced to Uncle Ned and Frank. "Cook!" And Frank took both Estelle's hands In greeting. "Well, I knew there was a mistake some where." 'No, Just a good Joke," laughed Estelle. And then as they all en Joyed the delightful dinner Mrs. Brown explained their dilemma re garding their cook, saying: "And It Is Estelle's own dinner, planned and prepared by herself that you now have before you." "Ah, wonderful," cried Uncle Ned. "And now I understand why Estelle did not come to greet us on our ar rival." "If you'd caught her as I did back In the garden," said Frank, knowingly, "you'd have seen her In her kitchen regalia. And It's aw fully becoming, too." You'd best pay attention to your ' Her Portrait at Capitol. Mrs. Luclnda Hinsdale Stone Is the first woman to have her portrait hung In the Michigan State capltol. Besides being a pioneer In the wom en's club movement In the West It Is ld to Mrs. Stone's efforts more than to any other one cause was due the opening of tho University of Michi gan to women students. The por trait of Mrs. Stone, which now hangs In the capltol was presented to the Michigan Pioneer and Historical So tlety by the Ladles' Library Associa tion and the Twentieth Century Club of Kalamazoo at the recent annual meeting held In the Senate chamber In Lansing. New York Sun. Women as Physicians. Women doctors seem to be coming to the front as never before. Dr. Kate Levy has Just been chosen one of the directors of the Chicago He brew Institute. Dr. Mary Isham, of Cincinnati, has been appointed house grape fruit, sir," said Estelle with ! Physician to the Ohio State Hospital mock gravity. "And as for kitchen regalia well, how do you like flirt ing with the cook?" Then the laugh was at Frank's ex pense, his father saying dryly: for the Insane at Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Martha A. Richardson has been elected secretary of tho Canton (111.) Physicians' Club. Dr. Caroline A. Looiffis has been made assistant phy- "I'll have to keep a watchful eye slclan to the State Lunatic Asylum, on you, Frank, If you're given to visiting the little cook's flower gar den. Next thlug we'll have you ask ing her to take a stroll with you through the park, eh?" And bo Estelle saved the day, and tho dinner and the visit were a de cided success, and Frank at parting said, bending over her pretty hand: "Cousin, what would you think If I should tell you that I should love to correspond with a cook-lady?" "In order to get all her secret recipes for dainty dishes, I presume," retorted Estelle. And again Frank was the subject of laughter. Wash ington Star. Austin, Tex. Dr. Laura H. Bransen, Iowa City, haB been made chairman of the section of obstetrics and gyne cology of the Iowa Union Medical Society. New York Sun. QOOOrOO I SUCCESS. BOSTON FIRM RECENTLY OFFERED a prize for the best definition of what constituted success. A Kan- 411 cat iimman man n trm nrl nrl ika naiim jjr mil) nuuiau naa nnarucu tut) UTUC. wwwl and this was her answer : "He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed olten, and loved much; who has gained the respect of Intelligent men and the love o! little children; who has filled his niche, has accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved DODDy. a Derfect ooem. or rescued nil! " . . -.- ' UAIAJ;,! wno nas never lacsed appreciation of earth's beauty or fp$ tflilftd In flYTlPAW II Whft hue alma no lnnkari fnn tha hnd flRwRRI in others and given the best he had; whose life was an fgf uiispirauuu; wuose money a Deneoicuon. fli "e s ftp! ' UwvIXt i Helped Her Husband. Mrs. Qeorge A. Hurst, of Arkan sas, is said to have been the direct cause of bringing about the election :f her husband to the Legislature. During the canvass of his district Mrs. Hurst was his constant compan ion. She followed wherever he was called, and besides shaking hands and smiling on voters she helped to prepare her husband's speeches and acted as his secretary, attending to ills large correspondence and an iwerlng all telegrams making engage ments for debates. When he was found to have !ed the entire ticket md his neighbors came to serenade aim Mrs. Hurst was forced to appear ind receive her share of congratula ions. New York Sun. that way does not, as you might Im agine It would, leave odd shoes on our hands. For mlsmatcd shoes we charge a dollar more than the regu lar price, which covers the expense of sending the single shoes left from the two broken pairs back to the factory, where each Is mated with a shoe of Its own size, and then the two com plete pairs of shoes come back into stock." " New York Sun. LASSOING ZED HAS. Teachers Kept Busy. A school teacher is kept busy :eachlng, disliking her work, satisfy ng parents, and denouncing the Training For Women. How often Is heard the resolve of the mother that her daughter shall be "brought up different than she was." It Is not tho maternal Instinct this, for It Is practically a new phase, but It Is the result of the tendency of the times that women should be edu cated not only for business, but for the home. The mother Is the home teacher, and the school Is only an Incident In the life of tho girl and woman. Edu cation continues through life. It va ries only Id degree. The principle is the same, no matter what tho status of Jlfe. The merely social side of the young woman's education should not bo the end. Fortunes have a habit of van ishing nowadays between breakfast and dinner, and the society lender of one month may he a breadwinner by force of circumstances the next. In most cases she is unprepared even to assume the management of the house hold. Her scheme of life did not In clude even n domestic science course of instruction. Tho mother of to-day who resolves that her daughter shall have a differ ent upbringing than her own contem plates her preparation for either one of the three stations. Her public school and college course Is to be sup plemented with vocational and avoca tlonal courses. She Is to be prepared to earn her living or to conduct her homo on business principles she is to bo educated and then trained. Tho general schooling, which Is a necessary foundation, should be sup plemented with the preparation for self-maintenance, whether a future necessity or a future possibility, and proper preparation for the responsi bilities undertaken in the direction of a home. In recent years many schools have been springing up all over the coun try to make a reality of that desire of the mother dissatisfied with her own WWW wSi 1 ja Madeline Pudding. Sift two cups flour with one heap add slowly the orange mixture, beating constantly, and serve, lng tenspoonful baking powder and two tablespoonfuls su gar, one-half teaspoonful salt and two tablespoonfuls butter. Rub butter and flour together, mix the yolks of two eggs with one and one-half cupfuls of milk, add the flour and mix all In a batter. Beat the whites to a stiff froth and add tho batter to them while heating constantly. Flavor with grated orange peel and bake In a buttered pudding pan in a medium hot oven. Serve with orange cream sauce. Stir the yolks of two eggs with six tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar to a cream. Add two tablespoonfuls lemon Juice and a small cup of orange Juice. Beat tho two whites to a stiff froth, KJ ttgrjnfjNr MM Mi TwMtAl r 49 W W w Vll(lAIwivl; lVlw w(ll( lng that a load had been lifted from her shoulders by this dear fourteen-year-old daughter. "But you said we have a cook and a cook's assist ant, dear. Pray, who are they?" "I'm the cook, mamma, and you're the assistant," smiled Estello. "To morrow Is to be my day In the kitchen, and I shall be all reBtod be fore the company arrives, too. The dinner will be ready for the cooking beforft they come, and all I'll have to do Is to put It in and on the stove and let the heat do the reBt." "I've spent the day laundering some napkins, our best tablo cloth and going all over the china and silver," explained the mother, catch ing some of Estelle's enthusiasm. The next day Mrs Brown found Just how capable Estelle was In an emergency. The guests arrived on time and found Mrs. Brown In a dainty frock waiting to receive them in the parlor. EBtelle had decided she would not appear on the Bcene, as she put It, till the dinner was served. Then she'd meet Uncle Ned and Frank at table. After everything was In readiness, even the ice cream packed in ice in the cellar, Estelle ran out on the back porch to cool her face a bit before calling tho guests to dinner. The flower beds in the rear yard were still In bloom, untouched by frost as yet, and Estelle decided to gather another handful of posies for the table, though she had already placed a groat bt wl of thorn there. .Doarfl for not giving her more pay, but she will find it necessary after reading this to make room In her Hate Box for one more: George W. Ehler, athletic director of the Cleve land publlo schools. Mr. Ehler charges that women teachers are turning out pupils who are quitters; that a boy with a woman teacher hears that nagging word "Don't" so ...... 1 1 that ho tnlaaua " 1 nnl rn t inn in N. C. Fowler, Jr., Tells High School oi j congtructlve character building." Ho Commerce Pupils Its Importance. thinks the worst thing that can hap- Nathanlel C. Fowler, Jr., delivered l,en t0 a bo t to to a woman tha lanr in hia aorio. nt ton i.m.i,,,.... i teacher all his life. The teachers af- m 1 ADVERTISING AS A BUSINESS. "ursis we'll hav grape fruit. If Just as she was stooping to gather some of the finest flowers she heard a step behind her, and, looking around, beheld a tall, handsome young chap of about seventeen years of age. A smile flitted over Estelle's face as (be rose and bowed low to the stranger. "Ah. do you wish a nosegay, sir?" she said, prettily, knowing that the youth was her sec ond cousin, Frank, who was doubt less stretching his legs by walking about the grounds after his tiresome and long train ride. "With pleasure," smiled Frank, reaching for the blossoms. "And whom have I the pleasure of thank ing for tbeie?" he asked "Oh. Mrs. Brown's Estello, dropping hor face to hide before the High School of Commerce His subject was "Advertising as a Business." He described at length the three branches of the advertising business; the solicitor, the agent and the advertisement writer or manager of the advertising department. "A knowledge of advertising, and the ability to write an advertisement or a circular, and to perform othei advertising duties, may be of extreme value to everyone entering business, even though he may not become an advertiser," he said. "As advertising and personal solicitation are closely allied, a familiarity with advertising will help in selling, as will a knowl edge of selling aid in advertising Any young man Is better off knowing something about advertising and printing, no matter what business he may enter. This knowledge Is Bure to come Into play. If he has It, h possesses an advantage which should, and probably will, materially aid hit advancement. "I would advise any young man about to enter business, or even a profession, to know something of ad. vertlslng and printing, and to under stand, at least In a general way, th theory and practice of publicity Sooner or later he will have occasion to use It. Nearly all firms advertise to spme extent, and the man whe knowB something of advertising li likely to be placed in charge of the advertising, not to give his whole time to It, but to take It up as part of his duties. This will bring biro Into close relations with the Inside ol the business and with the officers and partners. He Is, to an extent, a marked or picked man; opportunitlei are before him. He is giving special service, which is likely to be appre ciated. "Then, too, a knowledge of adver tising Is broadening, and It may en able him to handle to better advan tage the regular affairs of business Therefore, I would advise ever) young man to know something of ad- cook." said vertlll,ne' Dt livelihood profes- oiuu, uui as h part or mat genera ter reading this will simply have to find time for one more roar. Atchi son Globe. Solicit For Hospital. preparation for life. Girls and young women either freBh from college or grade or high school are Instructed In the domestic sciences and In the arts and crafts In which women may work. Many of the best schools of thlo class are In New York City New York Tribune. The "pensee" (pansy) is a clever new style motor hat. Everything is extremely supple Sydney, New South Wales, has a from broadcloth to silk muslins, way all Its own of getting money for The button of braid seems to have the support of Its hospitals. Once a ' been almost superseded bv the but- ton of satin. Large rosettes of goura, or crosse Cowboy Methods of Capturing the Vonng to Train Them For Work. The Oovernment of East Africa la much pleased with the first results of Its efforts to train tebras to do mestic service. Great pains have been taken for two years with the ed ucation of five spans of these ani mals and they have finally been brought to a state of perfect docility Rnd are now making a good record In the draught service. It Is believed In East Africa that the practicability of making the ze bra do the work of the horse and the ox has been demonstrated. If It were possible the Oovernment would rapidly puBh the work of taming ze bras and breaking them to harness, but unfortunately men who have the peculiar talent and liking for this work are few, and so zebra taming goes on slowly. A man named Besser, In the Ger man service, Is a sort of genius in this line. He has his own Ideas as to the best way to make a useful ser vant of the zebra, and tho Govern ment lets him follow his bent. Besser does not agree with Mr. von Scbellendorf, the pioneer zebra tamer of the colony, that the best way to catch them Is to run the anl- ! mals Into a corral and keen them prisoners, gradually eliminating those that are least promising. Bes ser wants nothing to do with any of the animals, excepting those he pro poses to tame, and these aro the foals a few weeks old. He Is catch ing them with a lasso In Western cowboy fashion, and he is the only man In tho big colony who seems to be able to do It. It 1b not easy to do. Besser has a tough, fleet horso that served In the calvary during the Boer war and has been trained to gallop at full speed over the plains with the bridle on his neck, his direction guided by the swerving of his master'B body to the right or left. This horse Is the zebra chaser. It is Besser's practice to get Into the edge of some grove which herds of zebras are likely to approach while grazing, and from this cover he sud denly rushes on horseback. The Deutscherstafrikanlsche Zeltung. tell. lng the story, says that the moth ers will not abandon their foals, but collecting around them urge them on as rapidly as possible and retreat with them In the centre. Now Besser's troubles begin. It la not easy to lasso one of the young, because they are much smaller than any of the surrounding anlnrals, and to aggravate the situation the lords of the herd, enraged by this attack on its weaker members and perhaps emboldened by tho sight of the big horse, to whom they may inpute the trouble without observing the strange animal astride him, come back to blto and kick the horse. He naturally responds in kind, at some peril to his rider, who, Intent upon his game, was once unhorsed in this proceeding. Besser since that accident has been ready to meet the emergency with a shot or two from his revol ver, which scatters the males in wild flight. Sometimes he fails to cap ture a colt, but he Is usually success ful, and has now a fine herd of young zebras, whose training beglnr from the day of their capture. He Bays it does not take very long to win their entire confidence by firm but kind treatment, and the task grew easier when ho was able to turn new animals among those whom he had come to handle and fondle as ho might a dog. Ho succeeds evi dently because he Is a born animal trainer. They learn to feed from his hand or basket, and as their training advances he leads them by a halter, bits them, walks them around with harness on their backs and finally gives them little loads to pull. None of his herd Is yet large enough for actual service. Besser Is not only enthusiastic over the practicability of making the ze bra a work animal but he is also san guine that the crossing of zebras and asses, now In the experimental stage, will result In a work animal whose usefulness vill not be confined to Africa. Vf-nr nn n ptvpn dnte nil thn wnnipn turn out and solicit money. It Is said that the response Is always llbornl, many men making it a point to fill their pockets full of small change so that they will be able to give to every woman who asks them. 'Just before the collection Just past one of the Sydney papers came out pro testing against the method. While acknowledging Its success It called It undignified and said It encouraged persons to send their relatives to hos pitals to be cared for In case of ill ness Instead of having them treated In their homes. The women physi cians promptly answered the critic by showing that even in the richest fam ilies It vas Impossible to secure as good conditions for the sick as in a good hospital. New York Sun. the look of mischief lurking there. I pledge without which more than "Ah-n-h!" And Frank fairly gasped. "Why, are you you a 8 " "Yes, a cook, and you shall sam ple my dinner In live minute," de clared i:n 'He. "and I beg your pur don, sir, for being so bo(d a to ipoak ordinary success Is impossible." Bos ton Transcript. Adolph Zlnert, a Frankfort, tier many, slaughter house employe, hat killed 6,000,000 hog during tha pas! twenty-seveu year. . A Fit For Both Feet. '.'Of course," she said, "we all know that our left foot la bigger than our right foot, unless we happen to be left handed, In which case our right foot is bigger. And that of course makes trouble In getting fitted to shoes. "If we get a shoe that fits our right foot nicely the left shoe of that pair Is likely to be too small, and If we try on a pair the left one of which is a good fit, why, the right one of that pair may be so big that It almost f i. is off that foot. But did you know that you can buy mlsmated shoes, one ot a pair of one size aud the othe.r of a pair of another siie? Why, cer tainly. "There Is quite a little difference In the size of my feet, and I have all sorts of trouble In getting fitted, but when I went Into thl store the sales ruan'tald to me that I ought to buy mlsmated shoe ot different sizes, that I ought to fit each foot perfectly, lie aald that I ihould wear on my left fot a 6 V4 double A and on my right foot a 5 A. " 'And do you brfeak up pairs of shots in that way?' I asked him, and the salesman said: " "We do, and breaking them no la. aigrettes In white and colors are the latest novelty. Large quills In various colors aro used extensively, sometimes seven or eight being employed. Those lovely painted tissues in ex tremely low scarf lengths now drape one side of low bodiceB. Pretty trifles to wear In the halt are silvered ornamonts flowers oi grasses with a knot ot velvet ribbon. A Bleeveless coat of grey tulle U worn with a princess gown of white Liberty satin and dotted Chantllly net. Aigrettes, paradise, ostrich feath ers and pompons are of course alwayt In good demand aud are as muoh fav- ' ored as ever. j The button specially made for the I frock Is beautifully turned out. Just I as If It had been bought on a card at so much per dozen. ( ThiB Is a season w:ien garments are cut in points so as to provide places for hanging the pendants which are so very fashionable. This 1b to be a floral season, appar ently. All kinds of fabrics and rib bon coine printed or , embroidered with gay tinted flower enormout flowers. A narrow width will be. introduced on the apology for a waist so short In length is It and so extremely low cut that often the decoration of a couple of folds and fringe combined constitute the entire bodice. Evidently the Immense pocket flaps decorating the new dlrectolre coat are Intended to attract attention, for some of them are placed only a cou ple ot inches above the lower edge of tho three-quarter or longer coat. Perhaps one ot the most notable feature In the triQiining of hat is the large wlngg and feathered ban deaux, or Pocahoutas effects, that en circle the crowns aud In some in stances droop over the back of tha brim. A Request of the Barber. The other day a man walked Into s barber's shop, deposited upon a table a number of articles which ho took rom a sachel, and arranged them with artistic care. "This Is pomade," said tho visitor. "I am well sup plied." said the barber. "This 1 bear's grease." "I'm full up with bear' grease." "Here Is some fine bay rum." "Don't doubt It, but 1 make my own bay rum and put on foreign labels. Nobody knows the difference." "Here Is some patent cosmetic for the mustache." "I know It Is for the mustache, also for the whiskers, and all that, but I'm thoroughly stocked and reeking with cosmetics at present." "Here are ac electric brush, a duplex elliptic hair dye, lavender water and a patent face powder." "I don't want any of them." "I know you don't." "Then why do you ask me to buy them?'' "Did I say anything to you about buying them?" "Come to think of II you didn't." "I did not come here tc sell anything. I only wish to lot you know that I possess all tho toilet arti cles that a gentleman has any busi ness with. Now, don't try to sell mt anything or praise up your ware. 1 am stocked, stjocked. stocked. Now give me an easy shave without asking me to buy anything." The Argonaut Household Matters. Cheatnat Souffle. Boll a pint of shelled chestnuts In salted water until tender. Drain, re move skin and rub through a sieve. Cream together a halt cupful of sugar and four tablespoonfuls of butter. Add the chestnut paste, tho beaten yolks ot four eggs, half a cupful of breadcrumbs, one cupful of milk and the Juice and grated rind of one lem on. Beat together thoroughly, then fold In the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs. Turn Into a buttered mold and bake twenty minutes. Serve with cream and sugar. Delineator. Seed Cake. A simple rule for plain but excel lent seed cakes calls for one cup of butter and two cups of sugar beaten to a cream, two cupfuls of baking powder, sifted together three times, a pinch of salt, two tablespoonfuls of caraway seed and three tablespoon fuls of sweet milk. More flour may be added If not quite stiff enough to roll. Turn out on a floured board ind roll with a floured rolling pin un til nearly as thin as a wafer. Cut Into round or oblong cakes and bake In a rather quick oven. Some house keepers prefer to add a couple of sgga to this recipe, which makes the cookies a little harder. New York Telegram. , A Cream of Asparngnn Soup. Cut the stalks of a bunch of aspar agUB Into half-Inch lengths and boll Blowly for an hour In three cups of salted water. When the stalks are tender, drain through a collander, pressing and rubbing the asparagus that ull the Juice may exude. Re turn the liquid to the fire, and keep It hot while you cook together in a saucepan a tablespoonful of butter and one of flour, and pour upon them a quart of milk. Stir until smooth and add tho asparagus liquor slowly with a cupful of asparagus tips, al ready boiled tender. Have ready beaten the yolks of two eggs, pour the hot soup gradually upon these, stirring all the time; return to the fire tor Just half a minute, season to taste and serve. Washington Star. Homo Made Sausages. The meat should be chopped very fine. When ready for the seasoning put In Just water enough to enable you to mix the Ingredients equally. Bo careful not to use more than Is required. To twelve and a hall pounds of meat put a gill of fine 3alt, a heaping gill of powdered sago, and half a gill of ground pepper. Let the measure be exact. Take strong cotton cloth, of such a size that, when filled, it will be as large around as a common half pint mug. Sew up only a quarter of a yard, then fill It tight so far; then sew another quarter and fill It, and so on until you reach the end, then the end tie up. Dip the bag In strong salt and water and dr? it before filling It. Keep In a cold, dry place. New York World. Baked Tomatoes. Take the centres out of a dozen large tomatoes, and put these centres to cook with two tablespoonfuls ol butter, a slice of bacon chopped fine, salt, pepper, and two tablespoons ol fine crumbs. Cook this slowly fot twenty minutes, take up, and with 11 fill the tomatoes. Dust with bread crumbs and set in the oven to bake for half an hour. The delicacy of the tomatoes and their desirability as an accompaniment for the capon would be Impaired If meat of any kind were used in the stuffing of these tomatoes. In fact, It is pretty safe to say that the harmonies ot dining are bettet preserved If tomatoes stuffed with any sort of chopped meat are served by themselves, that Is, in a course by themselves, and that It Is almost al ways an Injustice to any meat entree to serve at the same time tomatoes In which meat of any other Bort or of the same sort figures. American Cultivator. A "Slick" Answer. It was a wise young man whe paused before he answered the widow who asked him to guess her age "You must huve some Idea of It," she said, with what was Intended for an arch sldewlse glance. "I have several Ideas," he admitted, with a smile. "The only trouble 1 that I hesitate whether to make you ten year younger on account of your look or ten year older on account ot your brain." Then, while the widow smiled and i '!- :, he took a grace ful but speedy leave. Illustrated Bit. Kobe 1 now the flrt port in the Japanese empire. It has a population of not far from 400,000. laiNXS FOR, TMEJ Housekeeper, Japanese or Chlceso matting may be materially improved by going over It with a cloth dipped in strong salt water. Some cooks prefer lard Instead of butter for plecruBt, not because It I cheaper, but because they believe It makes a much tenderer crust. Use a mixture of whiting and am monia instead of soapsuds, for clean ing windows. Smear them well with a cloth; then polish with a cbampla. Copper is best cleaned with lemon dipped in salt. Rinse, then polish with a soft cloth. Clean the keys of the piano with a cloth moistened with alcohol. Change the furniture occasionally. It will not only rest the eye, but will prove to be economical as well, be cause, otherwise, rugs and floor will become worn. The most convenient and effective method of keeping the refrigerator In good condition Is occasionally to burn in It a small disinfecting candle, airing thoroughly afterward. Waah gas or electric light shades In warm water, adding a few drops of ammonia. Don't neglect the burn ers. Remove the dust from them with a piece of fine wire. You will be amazed at the Increase of Illumi nation. Any article of braes, except Ben ares ware, can be cleaned in the fol lowing manner: Wash first with am monia water and soap, removing all grease and giving a semi-polish. Rub well with any good silver polish, wet with vinegar, and any tiuggeaUon of tarnish will vanish. A small bag or unx:acked lime placed Inside the piano will keep tha springs from ruiting. Rust fciay be rouioved from su-ei by rubbing well with sweet oil, allowing It to stand for forty-eight hours. After thl It should be sprinkled with fiuoly pow Uered utulackvd lue, and rubbed.
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